-- Joe Paterno followed the 1998 police investigation closely, contrary to his grand jury testimony and public statements before he died.

-- Vice President Gary Schultz wrote in notes questioning an opening of "Pandora's Box" and "More children?" in 1998.

-- Penn State had more than 350 policies for reporting crimes, but the structure was uneven.

-- The board of trustees had no known knowledge of the 1998 report, but that's inexcusable, Freeh said, because it means they put too much power in Spanier's hands.

-- The board should have started an internal review in 2011, when it became public there was an investigation. The report makes no mention of Erickson's defense of not knowing that Penn State was involved in the Sandusky investigation.

-- Before 1998, several staff members witnessed Sandusky showering with boys, but never reported it.

-- Rodney Erickson, now the president, had been uncomfortable in 1999 with Sandusky being granted "emeritus" rank of Sandusky's low academic title, but did it anyway at Spanier's request.

-- There is no indication that Sandusky's 1999 retirement was forced because of the 1998 police incident.

-- Spanier, Schultz, Paterno and Curley
" repeatedly concealed critical facts, relating to Sandusky's child
abuse, from the authorities, the board of trustees, Penn State
community, and the public at large," to avoid bad publicity, Freeh said.

-- Curley, Schultz and Spanier were prepared to report the 2001 incident to authorities, but that changed after a conversation Curley had with Paterno. It's not known what was said.

-- Cynthia Baldwin, the in-house counsel for Penn State, minimized the seriousness of the investigation when she briefed trustees, Freeh said.